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. >> actually there's a contest from first ladies and first lady candidates so ann romney's cookies on the left here. >> yeah. >> and michelle obama's cookies on the right. >> "family circle" presidential bakoff. >> do it every presidential year, and usually historically every cookie that has won, whoever invented the recipe, then went on to be in the white house. >> the one exception was cindy mccain. her butterscotch cookies won. >> elmo, you ready to make some crumbs. >> who won this time? >> we do know. >> michelle obama's white and dark chocolate chip cookies and ann romney's m & m cookies. >> michelle obama's cookies won 51.5% of the vote. >> that's for you. >> i'm going to vote here. >> want another. >> i have to say -- the white and dark chocolate chip cookie are mint and i'm not a mint chocolate chipper so i do like ann romney. >> elmos, what do you think? >> save one for me. >> so much for the rest of us. >> so much for cookie monster. >> we know howell mow feels. >> elmo, thank you so much. >> want another plate of cookies? >> just as a reminder, as halloween approaches, sub
. >> actually there's a contest from first ladies and first lady candidates so ann romney's cookies on the left here. >> yeah. >> and michelle obama's cookies on the right. >> "family circle" presidential bakoff. >> do it every presidential year, and usually historically every cookie that has won, whoever invented the recipe, then went on to be in the white house. >> the one exception was cindy mccain. her butterscotch cookies won. >> elmo,...
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has to kind of drop the facade of being a politician, all right? the president really basically just has to maintain his cool demeanor. they are both not going to say anything startling. you've heard it all before, if you pay attention, but it's the way that romney presents himself. it's like ronald reagan against jimmy carter. reagan was behind when he started to debate carter, but he made carter almost look small. reagan was larger than life. he came across as authoritative, yet accessible, and if i were rom anything, i'd be watching those reagan tapes every hour on the hour. >> the word on the street is that he has been doing a ton of preparation, of course, but also looking for zingers, one-liners to nail the president with. do you think that's a good idea? >> you know, look, i'm doing a debate with jon stewart on saturday in washington, and i'm sure stewart is going to have zingers all over the place, but if you come in with zingers, you sound stilted, all right. they have to just owe car to you, so if stewart says something dumb which is almo
has to kind of drop the facade of being a politician, all right? the president really basically just has to maintain his cool demeanor. they are both not going to say anything startling. you've heard it all before, if you pay attention, but it's the way that romney presents himself. it's like ronald reagan against jimmy carter. reagan was behind when he started to debate carter, but he made carter almost look small. reagan was larger than life. he came across as authoritative, yet accessible,...
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, romney said he doesn't watch "keeping up with the kardashians." no. because if romney wanted to see rich people say dumb things on camera, he could just watch himself in that video from the fundraiser again. [ laughter ] he's got that covered. he can do that. he's got that covered. [ applause ] this is kind of cool. a new report predicts that 75% of cars will be self-driving by the year 2040. or as lindsay lohan calls that, "too late." [ laughter ] too late, man. come on. this is interesting. researchers have discovered new evidence that suggests jesus had a wife. so now we know that when he walked on water, there was at least one person who still wasn't impressed. [ laughter ] you know -- "that's great. you gonna put up those shelves like we talked about, carpenter?" "maybe i should turn this meatloaf into something i can eat!" [ laughter ] and finally, honey boo-boo's family apparently -- [ laughter ] honey boo-boo's family apparently wants to make $10,000 an episode for season two. tlc was like, "that is a lot of bacon." then the family was lik
, romney said he doesn't watch "keeping up with the kardashians." no. because if romney wanted to see rich people say dumb things on camera, he could just watch himself in that video from the fundraiser again. [ laughter ] he's got that covered. he can do that. he's got that covered. [ applause ] this is kind of cool. a new report predicts that 75% of cars will be self-driving by the year 2040. or as lindsay lohan calls that, "too late." [ laughter ] too late, man. come on....
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can you deny that the momentum, robert, is firmly on the side of mitt romney right now? >> well, matt, we always expected this to be a very close race, and we expect it as we got closer to election day that the race would tighten even more. we've prepared for that since the beginning of this. but, look, i think it's a discussion of real issues that are going to be what separates these two candidates. you know, your piece that peter just did mentioned, you know, the fact that one more time we've got an example of mitt romney changing a position in publicven though everybody knows what he believes. yes, they are telling "the des moines register" he has absolutely nothing on his agenda to restrict a woman's right to choose when he said in a debate that he'd be happy to sign a piece of legislation that banned all abortions. it's one -- it's one -- look, it's one more thing that we've seen from mitt romney that he's trying to have two different positions as we get closer to voting. >> robert, i'm glad you say it's about real issues, because i have to be honest with you. i per
can you deny that the momentum, robert, is firmly on the side of mitt romney right now? >> well, matt, we always expected this to be a very close race, and we expect it as we got closer to election day that the race would tighten even more. we've prepared for that since the beginning of this. but, look, i think it's a discussion of real issues that are going to be what separates these two candidates. you know, your piece that peter just did mentioned, you know, the fact that one more time...
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but if you look in michigan right now, the home state of mitt romney. his father was the governor there. in that state, according to the recent polls, rick santorum has taken the lead. if rick santorum beats mitt romney in michigan, is romney done? >> romney's hair might even get disshelved if that happens. not a good thing. but romney hasn't lived there for 45 years. >> but he calls it his home state. >> he can call it whatever he wants. this is the first time they've seen him since the vietnam war. come on. look, romney has been not been able to convince the right, conservative voters, that he's one of them, it's as simple as that. all the conservative voters who were split before between gingrich and santorum, gingrich has dissolved. they all voted santorum and that's why he's ahead. >> can you see rick santorum as the gop nominee? >> sure, why not? i mean he's a smart guy. he might do it. i still think romney's going to get it. but i've been wrong before. not much, but occasionally. >> in a head-to-head race between the gop nominee and barack obama,
but if you look in michigan right now, the home state of mitt romney. his father was the governor there. in that state, according to the recent polls, rick santorum has taken the lead. if rick santorum beats mitt romney in michigan, is romney done? >> romney's hair might even get disshelved if that happens. not a good thing. but romney hasn't lived there for 45 years. >> but he calls it his home state. >> he can call it whatever he wants. this is the first time they've seen...
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that's not what the ryan budget or the romney budget does. >> all right. we've got a lot of weeks to sort through this. stephanie cutter, thanks for spending time with us. >> thank you for having me. >> 7:13. now to savannah. >> to the spectacular olympic games, star-studded closing ceremony. michelle kosinski in london. good morning. do you miss us yet. >> hi, savannah. of course. it's hard for london to believe it's really over or it will be another four years before we celebrate sports again. games by virtually all accounts was breathtaking, dominated by americans, and for which britain is beaming with pride. closing ceremony was meant to be pure and simply a party. a big one. a sigh of relief, a grand rollicking shoutout to british music. george michael, pink floyd, one direction, spice girls reunion. even a mondte python flashback. a tribute to the athletes of the world who rocked this memorable olympiad into the history books. the physical and emotional reflected in the music. surprise appearances by those who made it great. fredry mercury of queen,
that's not what the ryan budget or the romney budget does. >> all right. we've got a lot of weeks to sort through this. stephanie cutter, thanks for spending time with us. >> thank you for having me. >> 7:13. now to savannah. >> to the spectacular olympic games, star-studded closing ceremony. michelle kosinski in london. good morning. do you miss us yet. >> hi, savannah. of course. it's hard for london to believe it's really over or it will be another four years...
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but right now, the romney campaign has aggressively been trying to change the subject from that video of romney that was shot on hidden camera four months ago to another video that they say is critically revealing of barack obama shot 14 years ago. >> at his first public event since his private comments surfaced writing off 47% of voters, mitt romney tried to turn the page with a new message of inclusiveness. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: and he counterattacked, furiously fighting back against his opponent. >> we've had a president who has been putting in place a political and economic program that a lot of us don't recognize. we haven't seen anything like this in america before. he said -- he said some years ago something which we're hearing about today on the internet. he said he believes in redistribution. all right. >> romney was seizing on comments made 14 years ago by then state senator obama during a conference on city government and public policy at chicago's university where he discussed government efficiency. >> i thi
but right now, the romney campaign has aggressively been trying to change the subject from that video of romney that was shot on hidden camera four months ago to another video that they say is critically revealing of barack obama shot 14 years ago. >> at his first public event since his private comments surfaced writing off 47% of voters, mitt romney tried to turn the page with a new message of inclusiveness. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i'm concerned about them....
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i mean, mitt romney is right where rick santorum is on gay rights issues. it's a very, very conservative republican party on this issue. and i'm not sure that it's clear what the electoral impact will be given the way that states keep voting against these rights. >> is it clear, though, that this will not satisfy gay marriage activists? in other words, that there's going to be an increase in their demands to push this further forward? beyond the platforms of the democratic party? >> i think that there's a very good chance it will be part of the platform for the democratic party. i think the prospect that that was going to be some sort of divisive fight or something they really wanted to avoid is now over because of yesterday's announcement. it will be in the party platform. what that means practically, i don't know. it's interesting. i'm an openly gay person who works in the news media covering this but also feeling this as a gay person, the thing that i'm realizing is that gay people have very practical feelings about this. that this is about our lives. th
i mean, mitt romney is right where rick santorum is on gay rights issues. it's a very, very conservative republican party on this issue. and i'm not sure that it's clear what the electoral impact will be given the way that states keep voting against these rights. >> is it clear, though, that this will not satisfy gay marriage activists? in other words, that there's going to be an increase in their demands to push this further forward? beyond the platforms of the democratic party? >>...
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and right now, in key contests, where mitt romney has won, and even obviously where santorum has won, the turn-out very low. considering the fervor that exists among conservatives to turn the obamas out of washington and start anew. i got to hold up something, matt, for you to look at. this is the "washington examiner "er cover. he's having a mix and mingle this afternoon. with a another of conservative supporters and would-be donors perhaps and he really, he understands, i think now, that it's time to build bridges, not just to burn down the other side. >> do you agree with the conventional wisdom, which has seemed to be over the last couple of months, that at some point in this process, strict ideology, the conservatives wanting and needing their say in this will give way to electability? do you think there's no longer the case? >> i think the aura and the idea of electability, the invincibility of the romney campaign has generally dwindled away, right? so that argument has become weaker, not stronger as time has gone on. but nevertheless, rick santorum has enormous amount of work t
and right now, in key contests, where mitt romney has won, and even obviously where santorum has won, the turn-out very low. considering the fervor that exists among conservatives to turn the obamas out of washington and start anew. i got to hold up something, matt, for you to look at. this is the "washington examiner "er cover. he's having a mix and mingle this afternoon. with a another of conservative supporters and would-be donors perhaps and he really, he understands, i think now,...
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it also warns that romney will end bert and ernie's right to a civil union. the debate was the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. >>> former saved by the bell star is suffering from bipolar disorder. "people" interviewed the women after lark's appearance on tv last spring had fans wondering about her drastic new look. "people" said she did talk about voices in her head and explained long pauses in her answers as moments of prayer. >>> and a cleveland school bus driver was fed up with one woman he said repeatedly drove on the sidewalk to go on his bus when he stopped to pick up a disabled child. so he had police set up a sting. >> all right. justice has been served. >> well, the driver pleaded not guilty tuesday to reckless operation and failing to stop for a school bus. that will teach him. it's 8:06. let's go over to al with a check of your weather. >> guess he doesn't know about the video. >> i guess not. >> thanks, nat. let's see what we've got for you as far as today's weather is concerned. we are looking at our pick city of the day. it i
it also warns that romney will end bert and ernie's right to a civil union. the debate was the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. >>> former saved by the bell star is suffering from bipolar disorder. "people" interviewed the women after lark's appearance on tv last spring had fans wondering about her drastic new look. "people" said she did talk about voices in her head and explained long pauses in her answers as moments of prayer. >>> and a...
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but where mitt romney stands is that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> all right. well, thank you so much for joining us. it's good to get your perspective this morning. >> thank you, ann. >> let's get a check of the rest of the top stories of the morning. natalie is standing by over at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with an arrest that is raising questions about security at one of the nation's busiest airports. a veteran security supervisor guard at newark and liberty -- newark liberty international was arrested on monday. officials say he used the identity of a murder victim to hide his true status as an illegal immigrant from nigeria. they say the ruse went undetected for two decades. >>> and former secretary of state and nobel peace prize winner henry kissinger was reportedly singled out for a full security pat-down friday at new york's laguardia airport. kissinger, who turns 89 this month, was using a wheelchair because of the long walk to the gate. >>> new fallout this morning from the tabloid phone hacking sca
but where mitt romney stands is that marriage is between a man and a woman. >> all right. well, thank you so much for joining us. it's good to get your perspective this morning. >> thank you, ann. >> let's get a check of the rest of the top stories of the morning. natalie is standing by over at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with an arrest that is raising questions about security at one of the nation's busiest airports. a...
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>> well, there is some good news for romney. he's now right side up, more people have a favorable view of him. but a negative rating in ohio. more people have an unfavorable view of him in ohio than a favorable one. and that's why you'll see him spend a lot of time there. he has narrowed that gap from eight points down to six. he's going to have to get that personal favorable rating. and the president has been pounding him with negative ads. >> where do you see the president's job approval in this poll? >> well, the one thing i would say is a yellow flag for the president is that job approval rating, particularly in ohio. so in florida and virginia, the job approval is at 48%, about matches his ballot. that's what happens, what your job approval rating is and what you end up on a general election ballot is usually the same number. in ohio, he's at 51%, but his job rating's at 47%. it's unusual to overperform your job rating that high. if you're the romney folks, you look at that 47% figure and think, you know what? we've got a r
>> well, there is some good news for romney. he's now right side up, more people have a favorable view of him. but a negative rating in ohio. more people have an unfavorable view of him in ohio than a favorable one. and that's why you'll see him spend a lot of time there. he has narrowed that gap from eight points down to six. he's going to have to get that personal favorable rating. and the president has been pounding him with negative ads. >> where do you see the president's job...
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said that the sanctions against iran were working. >> that's right. >> would a romney administration sit down and have bilateral talks with iran? >> first off, these sanctions are in place after a bipartisan agreement in congress overruled the obama administration. now with respect to bilateral talks or multi-lateral talks, we are fine and happy with having talks but not with preconditions, not with any chance of tempering our sanctions. we want to push sanctions further. if they want to talk because of these crippling sanctions, that's fine, but the bottom line is no enrichment, no nuclear program. that's the bottom line, and so if -- if iran wants to talk, that's perfectly fine but not as an excuse to lessen the pressure. >> but in the last couple of months even governor romney has said that iran is not a rationale regime, that the engagement rewarded bad behavior and that the administration's policy of engagement was naive. is this a major change of heart for governor romney? >> no, no, no. i think the administration's notion of meeting with no preconditions, that was naive. hilla
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that's right. >> reporter: romney says he watches the "snl" skits and he thinks that he is, quote, very good. by the way, as for ann's birthday. she said her favorite present is a beautiful red dress from her husband. she says she liked it so much she might actually save it for the convention this august. >> all right. peter alexander in washington this morning. peter, thank you very much. it's 17 after the hour. once again here's savannah. >> matt, thanks. now to the death of trayvon martin. george zimmerman, who is charged with second degree murder, is seeking a new judge in the case. nbc's kerry sanders is in sanford, florida, this morning with the details on that. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, savannah. it's up to judge jessica recksiedler if she will recuse herself from this case. she's already publicly acknowledged the potential conflict of interest. meantime, the lawyer representing george zimmerman, who says his client was acting in self-defense the night he shot trayvon martin, filed papers here on monday, asking the judge to step down. but those
that's right. >> reporter: romney says he watches the "snl" skits and he thinks that he is, quote, very good. by the way, as for ann's birthday. she said her favorite present is a beautiful red dress from her husband. she says she liked it so much she might actually save it for the convention this august. >> all right. peter alexander in washington this morning. peter, thank you very much. it's 17 after the hour. once again here's savannah. >> matt, thanks. now to...
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. >> reporter: paul's appointment as romney's number two has been met with tears from the right. cheers and jeers from the left, a hittable target. >> so far the challenge has been that romney's campaign wants to embrace ryan for his boldness and conservatives like him but they don't seem to actually embrace the details of the policies he's advocating. >> reporter: republicans have adopted ryan's road map for america's future, including transforming medicare by incorporating a voucher system. some analysts say winning that battle above even the economy could determine whether romney/ryan is ultimately a success story. >> they are going to have to explain to the american people why their approach and their plan is better than what the president has offered. and if they can successfully articulate that, they have a much better shot of winning the white house. >> reporter: now, nbc news has learned the obama campaign has made an offer in writing to the romney campaign that if governor romney releases five years of his tax returns the obama campaign promises not to criticize him anym
. >> reporter: paul's appointment as romney's number two has been met with tears from the right. cheers and jeers from the left, a hittable target. >> so far the challenge has been that romney's campaign wants to embrace ryan for his boldness and conservatives like him but they don't seem to actually embrace the details of the policies he's advocating. >> reporter: republicans have adopted ryan's road map for america's future, including transforming medicare by incorporating a...
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right now it is all about controlling the political conversation. obviously mitt romney hasn't been able to do that very well lately. today he's going to try to shift attention back to the president's record, accusing president obama of giving political payoffs to some of his biggest donors as the president heads to texas on the fund-raising trip trying to keep up with the romney money machine. >> hello, cincinnati. >> reporter: president obama is ratcheting up his attacks. at the first town hall in ohio the president hammered mitt romney for tax policies that a new report says would encourage companies to outsource jobs. >> we don't need a president who plans to shift more jobs overseas or wants to give more tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas. >> reporter: the romney campaign calls that report biased, dishonest, linking it to an obama supporter. >> what does it say about a president whose record so is poor all he can do in this campaign is criticizes me. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, mitt romney has used every trick in the book. >>
right now it is all about controlling the political conversation. obviously mitt romney hasn't been able to do that very well lately. today he's going to try to shift attention back to the president's record, accusing president obama of giving political payoffs to some of his biggest donors as the president heads to texas on the fund-raising trip trying to keep up with the romney money machine. >> hello, cincinnati. >> reporter: president obama is ratcheting up his attacks. at the...
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contains the same cuts, right? >> savannah, no. the fact of the matter what paul ryan does in a budget, which by the way, the democrats and my counterparts haven't passed in three years, that we passed a budget to take care of a lot of things going wrong in this country. number one, people are unemployed in this country. the president didn't fulfill his mission in regard to jobs and debt and the deficit. if the president was really being truthful and honest with his approach to the debt and the deficit, he would have passed a budget. you cannot get control of the crushing deficits and crushing debt in this country unless you address the exploding costs that are facing this country in regard to medicare. we're the only ones who have a solution to save medicare. >> ryan budget made decisions and huge spending cuts to get control of the deficit. i think a lot of americans understand we have a government we can't afford. how can you justify in the ryan budget defense spending that stays flat and then giving a massive tax cut which pred
contains the same cuts, right? >> savannah, no. the fact of the matter what paul ryan does in a budget, which by the way, the democrats and my counterparts haven't passed in three years, that we passed a budget to take care of a lot of things going wrong in this country. number one, people are unemployed in this country. the president didn't fulfill his mission in regard to jobs and debt and the deficit. if the president was really being truthful and honest with his approach to the debt...
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there. >> that's not right. >> big bird, of course, after the debate where romney talked about pbs funding. >> yeah. >> and then big bird hair. >> just ahead. what could be the longest celebrity baby name ever? i don't know if we have time to say it all. >> and savannah makes us dinner after your local news. [ female announcer ] we invited women to see the not so pretty truth about their body washes. i wouldn't change. [ female announcer ] this test paper was designed to react like your skin. if other body washes can strip this paper, imagine how harsh they can be to your skin. oh my gosh. [ female announcer ] new dove is different. its new breakthrough formula changes everything with the blend of gentle cleansers and nourishing nutrium moisture. so what do you think now? definitely switching to dove. [ female announcer ] this is new. this is different. this is care. yeah, i might have ears like a rabbit... but i want to eat meat! [ male announcer ] iams knows dogs love meat. ...but most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more animal protein, [ d
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. ♪ ♪ game on ♪ victory is in sight ♪ we've got a man who understands that god gave a bill of rights ♪ >> reporter: but connecting with christian evangelicals and conservatives has been a harder sell for romney. >> this campaign is not just about a name on a ballot. it's about saving the soul of america. >> reporter: in alabama in 2008 nearly 40% of republican primary voters identify themselves as very conservative and more than three-quarters as evangelical. there are fewer evangelicals in south carolina and gingrich crushed romney in that state's primary two months ago. >> thank you. god bless you. >> reporter: with santorum's strong showing, some think gingrich should drop out of the race. >> if he wants to get out, i'm all for it. i'm all for mitt romney getting out. i wish president obama would just hand me the thing, but that's not going to happen. >> we are staying in this race. i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues romney has the only clear path to the nomination. santorum would need to
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when they practice for the debates, natalie. >> all right. interesting practice session. chuck todd in mexico, thank you. >>> the canadian adult film actor charged with the murder and dismemberment of a montreal student makes his first court appearance today after being extradited from germany to canada. following an international manhunt last month. he faces five charges including first degree murder and threatening politicians for allegedly mailing his victim's body parts to various offices. >>> roger clemens acquitted on all charges. the jury delivered a not guilty verdict for the famed pitcher saying he did not lie to congress about using performance enhancing drugs in 2008. >>> now to courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange. all eyes on the fed. >> yes. good morning, today is the first day of two days of open market meeting. after a weaker than expected market report many watchers are hoping that the committee will announce further unconventional measures in order to stimulate the nation's economy. elsewhere today jpmorgan chase c
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tv game show takes place right here in my taxi cab. all have you to do is answer questions. first question is worth $25. >> that's okay. we're not going to answer questions for a quarter. >> $25. >> right, which is a quarter of $100. any other type of quarter, don't understand? >> catch more of "snl"'s political standups next thursday and more on "saturday night live," of course, right here hon nbc. >>> it is 8:05. let's go back outside to savannah and willie. >> all right, natalie, thanks. let's get a check of the weather with mr. roker from across the plaza. >> a lot of friends down here. where are you guys from? >> oklahoma. >> having a good time? >> yeah. >> your first trip. >> welcome to new york. nice to see you. >>> let's see what we've got for you for today. pick city of the day just happens to be han lulu, hawaii. book him, dana. partly sunny, warm, 86 degrees, and as we look at today's weather, we're expecting to see lots of heat, texas into oklahoma for our young friend. 80s and 90s all the way up into the pacific northwest. 60s and 70s here in the east. look for
tv game show takes place right here in my taxi cab. all have you to do is answer questions. first question is worth $25. >> that's okay. we're not going to answer questions for a quarter. >> $25. >> right, which is a quarter of $100. any other type of quarter, don't understand? >> catch more of "snl"'s political standups next thursday and more on "saturday night live," of course, right here hon nbc. >>> it is 8:05. let's go back outside to...
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that was right then. you should ask him why he doesn't think it's right now. >> the supreme court said it's constitutional. the latest numbers from the "wall street journal" poll, 41% of american think this is a bad idea compared to 35 who support it. a pew poll put that negative number at 48%. does the president win a victory in the supreme court and take a beating for it in the voting booth in november. >> first of all, i think you're asking the wrong question. i don't think at the end of the day it's did the president win, mitt romney win, did the american people win, the middle class stronger, are they more secure because of this law. the answer to that, i'm the parent of a child with a chronic illness, i think you know that from the time she was quite young, i was one of those americans 30 years ago who almost went banupt because the insurance company wouldn't cover what she needed to stay alive. that's not the country that we believe in. >> let me ask you to comment just briefly at the end here, dav
that was right then. you should ask him why he doesn't think it's right now. >> the supreme court said it's constitutional. the latest numbers from the "wall street journal" poll, 41% of american think this is a bad idea compared to 35 who support it. a pew poll put that negative number at 48%. does the president win a victory in the supreme court and take a beating for it in the voting booth in november. >> first of all, i think you're asking the wrong question. i don't...
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. >> all right. good morning, matt, savannah and al. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll showing president obama opening up a five-point lead over mitt romney among likely voters and the president responded on letterman to romney's secretly recorded remarks that half of americans think they are entitled to support. the president said if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody. romney not apologizing, elaborated on his own remarks last night saying when people are in distress, quote, we give them temporary help and pull them back up but we don't believe in redistribution. >>> it's back to school again for some 350,000 students idled by the chicago teachers strike. union delegates agreed tuesday to suspend their seven-day walkout and put a proposed contract to a full membership vote. strike issues included teacher evaluations, the length of the school day and job security. >>> people along the east coast are cleaning up this morning after powerful storms downed trees and power lines last night dumping heavy rain fro
. >> all right. good morning, matt, savannah and al. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll showing president obama opening up a five-point lead over mitt romney among likely voters and the president responded on letterman to romney's secretly recorded remarks that half of americans think they are entitled to support. the president said if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody. romney not apologizing, elaborated on his own remarks last night saying when...
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what romney would do to fix our schools, right after this. [ phil ] i have a toyota camry hybrid. [ man ] tell me about that. [ phil ] katie and i talked about really committing to making a difference in the amount of gas that we use. she was using 8 to 10 tankfuls. i was using 5 tankfuls. now i use one tankful a month, and she may use about two. it drives like a sports car. it handles very well. people are a little surprised that a hybrid zipped by them the way that i do. [ male announcer ] see phil's story and more at the camry effect. camry from toyota. a kraft homestyle mac & cheese bowl. it's yours for a mere 30 minutes of a pg-13 movie. [ alien noises ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! thanks. how do you get from here... let's say you want to get ahead in your career. to here? at univer
what romney would do to fix our schools, right after this. [ phil ] i have a toyota camry hybrid. [ man ] tell me about that. [ phil ] katie and i talked about really committing to making a difference in the amount of gas that we use. she was using 8 to 10 tankfuls. i was using 5 tankfuls. now i use one tankful a month, and she may use about two. it drives like a sports car. it handles very well. people are a little surprised that a hybrid zipped by them the way that i do. [ male announcer ]...
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you've inherit it had, right? the fact is the american people want results. president obama, you're fired. >> we reached out to the romney campaign for their thoughts on the video. we did not hear back. sources say that video, matt, was scheduled to air on the convention's first night, monday night. of course, that night never took place because it was canceled due to hurricane isaac, and the video was never shown. >> peter alexander on this. thank you very much. donald trump is joining us now by phone. mr. trump, good to talk to you. >> hello, matt. >> this idea, was it yours, the rnc? 's who came up with it? >> it was the rnc. they approached me about doing it. they very much wanted to do it. they had a great crew sent over, very professional, top hollywood people, and i think they did a very good job. >> yeah. why didn't they find a way to squeeze it in later in the week? i mean, there was a condensed schedule. monday night was a wash. were you surprised they didn't find a way to put this in tuesday or wednesday night? >> i actually was. came out very well
you've inherit it had, right? the fact is the american people want results. president obama, you're fired. >> we reached out to the romney campaign for their thoughts on the video. we did not hear back. sources say that video, matt, was scheduled to air on the convention's first night, monday night. of course, that night never took place because it was canceled due to hurricane isaac, and the video was never shown. >> peter alexander on this. thank you very much. donald trump is...
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. >> big part of the politics right now, and you can betemit romney will be quick to pounce if it shows the same sluggish job growth we've seen in recent months. coming up, we'll talk to cnbc's jim cramer about what we can expect. >>> also, remember that impatient driver we showed you on thursday caught on camera using the sidewalk to get around a crowded school bus. guess what? she got busted. now her mom is coming to her daughter's defense with an explanation you might find a little hard to believe. we will hear from her coming up. >>> all right. you remember this guy, the prankster who posed as a delivery guy, accidentally dropping boxes of the much-anticipated new iphone in front of all those people waiting to get into the apple store. >> oh, no. >> there it goes. we'll meet him this morning and has quite the catalog of pranks, quite the repertoire. we want to start this morning with politics, the presidential race and mitt romney's newly revitalized campaign. nbc's peter alexander is in virginia this morning where both the president and governor will campaign today. peter, good mor
. >> big part of the politics right now, and you can betemit romney will be quick to pounce if it shows the same sluggish job growth we've seen in recent months. coming up, we'll talk to cnbc's jim cramer about what we can expect. >>> also, remember that impatient driver we showed you on thursday caught on camera using the sidewalk to get around a crowded school bus. guess what? she got busted. now her mom is coming to her daughter's defense with an explanation you might find a...
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all right? akron to zainesville. >> reporter: the letter mitt romney is really focused on is w -- winning here and racking up enough delegates in the other contests to solidify his grasp on the nomination. >> i need your vote. together we can keep america the hope of the earth. >> reporter: with the race in the key battleground state a dead heat. >> it's gut check time. who wants it the most? what do you say? [ cheers ] >> reporter: an ohio victory for rick santorum is critical to his campaign and would reignite questions about romney's ability to rally the republican party behind him. >> we need to make sure ohio puts forth the best possible nominee to take on barack obama. >> reporter: newt gingrich, whose name has largely been e laced from the headlines since his wayne in south carolina hopes to battle into the spotlight with a big win in his home state. >> it looks like in georgia we will carry the state by four or five times the margin that romney had in michigan. >> reporter: ron paul is s
all right? akron to zainesville. >> reporter: the letter mitt romney is really focused on is w -- winning here and racking up enough delegates in the other contests to solidify his grasp on the nomination. >> i need your vote. together we can keep america the hope of the earth. >> reporter: with the race in the key battleground state a dead heat. >> it's gut check time. who wants it the most? what do you say? [ cheers ] >> reporter: an ohio victory for rick...
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especially because senator demint spoke up for him. >> that's right, for mitt romney. thank you so much. tom brokaw, it's always great to have you here. great perspective, we'll see you back also tomorrow because we're going to have our big 60th anniversary celebration. have we mentioned that? >> has anybody been talking about that? i hadn't known about that? is that true? we ought to say something about that on television. could we talk about a little more here on the "today show"? >> all right. point well taken mr. brokaw. let's get a check of the morning's other top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. >>> good morning, everyone, the assassination of an iranian nuclear scientist is ratcheting up tensions between washington and tehran. secretary of state hillary clinton categorically denied iran's claim that the u.s. had a hand in the killing of the scientist. the targeted car bombing is similar to earlier killings of scientists working on the iranian nuclear program. and while iran has been quick to blame the u.s. and israel for the attack, recent comments
especially because senator demint spoke up for him. >> that's right, for mitt romney. thank you so much. tom brokaw, it's always great to have you here. great perspective, we'll see you back also tomorrow because we're going to have our big 60th anniversary celebration. have we mentioned that? >> has anybody been talking about that? i hadn't known about that? is that true? we ought to say something about that on television. could we talk about a little more here on the "today...
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. >> reporter: the romney campaign has an online petition against the new rule. >> we must have a president willing to preserve the right to worship god according to our own conscience. >> reporter: other republicans say it is a fundamental moral question. >> the decision is uncomprehensible and the president needs to back off of this issue or the courts are going to do it for him. >> reporter: the new policy has touched a nerve with some liberal democrats like mark shields on pbs. >> the fallout is cataclysmic for the white house and for the president. it left them out to dry. just a policy that i think is, quite frankly, indefensible. >> reporter: surveys indicate most catholics believe they can be good members of the church without following the teaching on birth control the issue could persuade independent voters in swing states like michigan, ohio and pennsylvania, states the president needs to win. >> thank you so much. it is now 7:13. once again, here's matt. >> ann, thank you so much. rachel maddow is here from cnbc. back in 2008, 27% of the people who voted identified themselves as
. >> reporter: the romney campaign has an online petition against the new rule. >> we must have a president willing to preserve the right to worship god according to our own conscience. >> reporter: other republicans say it is a fundamental moral question. >> the decision is uncomprehensible and the president needs to back off of this issue or the courts are going to do it for him. >> reporter: the new policy has touched a nerve with some liberal democrats like...
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, who is hosting a rally there tonight. >> all right. peter alexander in boston. thank you, peter. >>> a deadly shooting at a vfw post in central florida has left two people dead, and another person injured. police say the shooting broke out as riders from a charity motorcycle event were eating breakfast. the incident is under investigation. >>> let's head to wall street. mandy drury is in the new york stokes for us. what are with you watching this week? >> we closed out a surprisingly good third quarter for the stock markets, natalie, the best since 2010. there is some caution now that we might be ready for a pullback in the market, especially if there is renewed weakness on the economic front, not just here, but globally, as well. as for gasoline, it's a new week and we're sitting for the national average at $3.78 a gallon right now. two cents lower than a week ago, four cents lower than a month ago. we wish it would go quicker to the down side. >> mandy drury at the new york stokes changes. >>> major rulings on guy marriage and voting
, who is hosting a rally there tonight. >> all right. peter alexander in boston. thank you, peter. >>> a deadly shooting at a vfw post in central florida has left two people dead, and another person injured. police say the shooting broke out as riders from a charity motorcycle event were eating breakfast. the incident is under investigation. >>> let's head to wall street. mandy drury is in the new york stokes for us. what are with you watching this week? >> we...
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on saturday, at the national rifle association convention, which romney also attended the day before -- >> i will protect the second amendment rights of american people. >> reporter: nugent urged the crowd to support the likely gop nominee, and delivered a violent rant against the president, the cabinet, and liberal members of the supreme court. >> we got a president, an attorney general who doesn't even like the constitution. we got four supreme court justices who don't believe in the constitution. if you can't galvanize and promote and recruit people to vote for mitt romney, we're done. we'll be a subof indonesia next year. our president, attorney general, vice president, hillary clinton, they're criminals. they're criminals. we are braveheart. we need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in november. >> reporter: that raised questions for the white house. >> i think the president has said, and i and others have said, that, you know, we canton policing the statements of supporters across the board. >> reporter: the romney campaign issued a statement saying divisiv
on saturday, at the national rifle association convention, which romney also attended the day before -- >> i will protect the second amendment rights of american people. >> reporter: nugent urged the crowd to support the likely gop nominee, and delivered a violent rant against the president, the cabinet, and liberal members of the supreme court. >> we got a president, an attorney general who doesn't even like the constitution. we got four supreme court justices who don't...
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even after mitt romney's speech last night, his advisers continued to go after the president. one strategist telling us that mr. obama's re-election team is more obsessed with mitt romney than creating new jobs. >> peter alexander in milwaukee, wisconsin, this morning. peter, thanks a lot. >> a lot of other top stories to get to. savannah guthrie is in for natalie this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. topping our news, at least three nato service members have been killed this morning in a bombing in northern afghanistan. nearly 100 nato service members have been killed so far this year in afghanistan. more than half of them americans. >>> back here, a frienting accident in mid town manhattan. a massive crane snapped and crashed to the ground killing one construction worker and injuring four others tuesday night. investigators are looking for what caused the 170-foot crane to crash into two pieces. several workers had to be rescued from the construction site 60 feet below ground. >>> five students in california were sent to the hospital tuesday night after campus
even after mitt romney's speech last night, his advisers continued to go after the president. one strategist telling us that mr. obama's re-election team is more obsessed with mitt romney than creating new jobs. >> peter alexander in milwaukee, wisconsin, this morning. peter, thanks a lot. >> a lot of other top stories to get to. savannah guthrie is in for natalie this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. topping our news, at least three nato service members have...
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today mitt romney is expected to speak about jobs and the economy right here in what was a factory where they produced drywall. this place has been shuttered for years. >> peter, thank you very much. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to you. after weeks of questions we finally get a look at the 2010 tax report or return from mitt romney. do you see any surprises in here, anything that will give his rivals more ammunition? >> well, i think there is certainly fodder for some of his democratic opponents. things like having a swiss bank account. that's not something a lot of ordinary americans have. but it's the timing of the release that's probably the most difficult thing for the romney campaign to handle. the theme of the state of the union is fairness, income i inequality and here is the potential republican nominee who we noted that it's $40 million plus in income over two years but he wasn't working. he was running for president. this was all interest and dividend income. it certainly paints a picture of something that a lot of ame
today mitt romney is expected to speak about jobs and the economy right here in what was a factory where they produced drywall. this place has been shuttered for years. >> peter, thank you very much. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to you. after weeks of questions we finally get a look at the 2010 tax report or return from mitt romney. do you see any surprises in here, anything that will give his rivals more ammunition? >>...
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party is now completely united. >> all right. peter alexander in our washington bureau. thank you, peter. >>> the producer of finely textured beef, commonly known as pink slime is closing processing plants in three states this month, in the wake of the backlash against the ammonia treated product. beef products inc. says the criticism against the filler is unfounded as it meets federal food safety standards, and has been in use for years. >>> the search for two tennessee sisters is intensifying today. two bodies found behind the home of their accused kidnapper have now been identified as the missing girl's mother and older sister. authorities say the two missing sisters may still be alive with the alleged abductor. 35-year-old family friend adam mayes. >>> experts on the front lines in the fight against obesity meet in washington, d.c. today to outline a new strategy as america's weight problem expands. over one-third of adults in this country are currently obese. but by 2030, 42% will be. this according to a government-funded st
party is now completely united. >> all right. peter alexander in our washington bureau. thank you, peter. >>> the producer of finely textured beef, commonly known as pink slime is closing processing plants in three states this month, in the wake of the backlash against the ammonia treated product. beef products inc. says the criticism against the filler is unfounded as it meets federal food safety standards, and has been in use for years. >>> the search for two tennessee...
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here's ann. >> all right, matt, thank you. >>> here at home, mitt romney scored a sizable victory in the gop presidential contest in illinois. he won 47% of the vote to 35% for rick santorum, 9% for ron paul, and 8% for newt gingrich. so where does the race go from here? we've got david gregory, the moderator of "meet the press," joining us this morning. hey, david, good morning. >> good morning, ann. >> so a sizable win. a decisive win for mitt romney. so the question of the morning is, was it big enough for mitt romney to finally now be called the presumptive nominee? >> well, the only asterisk here is that he's not uniting the party. he's not breaking in to the demographic that rick santorum still has, and that is the heart and soul of the party. more religious voters, working-class voters. aspects of the republican base that has continued to stay away from mitt romney. but romney, you got to give it to him, he's won everywhere that he's had to win. just in the industrial midwest here of late. in michigan, in ohio, now in illinois. rick santorum has not won some place that he actu
here's ann. >> all right, matt, thank you. >>> here at home, mitt romney scored a sizable victory in the gop presidential contest in illinois. he won 47% of the vote to 35% for rick santorum, 9% for ron paul, and 8% for newt gingrich. so where does the race go from here? we've got david gregory, the moderator of "meet the press," joining us this morning. hey, david, good morning. >> good morning, ann. >> so a sizable win. a decisive win for mitt romney. so...
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. >> you can change this race, right here in michigan. >> reporter: rick santorum and mitt romney are mixing it up in michigan. with his poll numbers slipping santorum is appealing to social conservatives insisting this john f. kennedy speech to protestant ministers. >> i believe in america for the separation of church and state is absolute. >> reporter: makes him sick. >> i don't believe in a separation of church and state. to say people of faith have no place in the public square, that makes you throw up. >> reporter: santorum claims college campuses are places of liberal indoctrination. >> president obama said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. he wants to remake you in his image. >> reporter: but jan brewer endorsed romney on "meet the press." >> i think he would serve america the best of all the candidates. >> reporter: meanwhile the daytona 500 was delayed by rain and mitt romney played up the auto industry. >> this plays up things i like best -- cars and sport. >> reporter: but when asked if he follows the sport. >> not as closely as some of the most a
. >> you can change this race, right here in michigan. >> reporter: rick santorum and mitt romney are mixing it up in michigan. with his poll numbers slipping santorum is appealing to social conservatives insisting this john f. kennedy speech to protestant ministers. >> i believe in america for the separation of church and state is absolute. >> reporter: makes him sick. >> i don't believe in a separation of church and state. to say people of faith have no place in...
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we'd all like to see that. 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to matt and savannah. >> ready? >> i'm sorry about that. i didn't know we were on. >> that's right. shall we get to the weather from al? >> a little do-si-do there. want to see it again? >> ♪ . very nice. hey, we've got three generations of ladies here. so who do we have here? >> right here. >> wow, grandma? >> grandma mother and two daughters. >> that's fantastic. you look -- 81, terrific. god bless. all right let's find out what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. and the boston marathon. man it is going to be rough. we're talking temperatures climbing from the 70s into the upper 80s. please be very, very careful. especially if this is your first time running. look at these temperatures. 70s and 80s up and down the east coast. some pockets of 90s, as well. 30s in the northern great lakes. we're looking at 80s down to the southwest. rain in the pacific northwest. slight risk of strong storms western new york, western p.a., into parts of ohio and west virginia. some snow showers still longing around in
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. >>> all right let's get a check of the day's other top stories now. and natalie is over at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. mitt romney is hot on the campaign trail after an overwhelming win in puerto rico's primary. he's now looking ahead to this week's contests in illinois and louisiana. nbc's peter alexander is in chicago with the latest. peter, good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. most importantly for the romney campaign, by winning a majority of the votes there in puerto rico, he also gets all 20 of the delegates there. and here in illinois, romney over the last several days has been appealing to middle-class women. those folks us from traited by rising gas prices. romney's been focusing specifically on more moderate republicans in and around the chicago area that represents about three quarters of the republican electorate here. his rival rick santorum focusing his attention on social conservatives in the southern part of the state. he was in louisiana over the weekend, framing his campaign in religious terms. he said one of t
. >>> all right let's get a check of the day's other top stories now. and natalie is over at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. mitt romney is hot on the campaign trail after an overwhelming win in puerto rico's primary. he's now looking ahead to this week's contests in illinois and louisiana. nbc's peter alexander is in chicago with the latest. peter, good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. most importantly for the romney campaign, by winning a majority of...
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we've got so much more to do. >> reporter: while she never mentioned romney by name, a few lines about her husband seemed designed to directly contrast him with the republican. >> for barack success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives. >> reporter: the speech culminated with the first lady showing rare public emotion. >> my daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world. >> reporter: just before the speech ended, the white house released this photo of the president and their two daughters watching her from washington, ending a night in charlotte that was not just about bolstering the president but also hitting romney and sometimes hard. >> where mitt romney was willing to turn his back on akron, dayton and toledo, ohio, the president said i've got your back. >> mitt romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. i can tell you massachusetts was not one of them. >> reporter: and the job of appealing to latinos fell to keynote speaker santa i don't mayor julian castro. >> my family's story isn't special. wha
we've got so much more to do. >> reporter: while she never mentioned romney by name, a few lines about her husband seemed designed to directly contrast him with the republican. >> for barack success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives. >> reporter: the speech culminated with the first lady showing rare public emotion. >> my daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world. >> reporter: just...
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from the candidate who was more beholden to the right wing in the republican primaries and debates than he has to be come the fall. so they're working hard to make him more user friendly, if you will. as one of them said to me, he can't be gordon gecko going into the fall. >> real quickly, you mentioned wisconsin, that's the big political news of the last couple days. scott walker, the governor there, pushing back a recall bid. what is the big lesson to be learned in terms of national politics from wisconsin? >> well, the republicans come to play wherever there is a big competition. now in play. they spent a lot of money up there. and also, i think as you look around the country, matt, you see a lot of people just saying, we're not going to play by the old rules anymore. look at the trouble they've got us into. public pensions are a big, big issue. and however you feel about whether the unions overstepped in trying to recall him, most voters felt that it was not a recallable issue in terms of they have voted for him, after all. so it was an issue for him. >> in the last few seconds i ha
from the candidate who was more beholden to the right wing in the republican primaries and debates than he has to be come the fall. so they're working hard to make him more user friendly, if you will. as one of them said to me, he can't be gordon gecko going into the fall. >> real quickly, you mentioned wisconsin, that's the big political news of the last couple days. scott walker, the governor there, pushing back a recall bid. what is the big lesson to be learned in terms of national...
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. >> all right, chuck todd this morning. chuck, thanks. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. >> so as we just heard chuck reporting, the -- the romney campaign seems to be thinking if it just asks the question, are you better off now than you were four years ago that it could have a good chance of winning. but what do you think about the president's response to that, that things are getting better but year not there yet? how is that going to hold up in the face of that powerful message? >> well, it's going to be a contest. because if it is a referendum on the president's leadership it's a problem for the president when you see weak economic recovery. what the president is getting at is who's got the vision? who's got the vision for the future of economic recovery? the message is hang in there, the hole is so big, we're coming out of it, and the more people like the president, and we've seen this in polling that he's likable, the better chance, perhaps, he has to persuade them
. >> all right, chuck todd this morning. chuck, thanks. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. >> so as we just heard chuck reporting, the -- the romney campaign seems to be thinking if it just asks the question, are you better off now than you were four years ago that it could have a good chance of winning. but what do you think about the president's response to that, that things are getting better but...
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meanwhile, the romney campaign is accusing the president of being hostile toward job creating. ann, the summer campaign is just getting under way. >> exactly, peter alexander. thank you so much. once again here's matt. >> all right, ann, thank you. >>> there is more good news for people who take aspirin on a regular basis. a study in today's journal "cancer" finds that the painkiller reduces the risk for common types of skin cancer. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning. >> hey, matt. >> before we talk about what the study found let's talk about the study itself. >> right. >> pretty large, 18,000 people in denmark. >> in denmark. and they followed people for a significant length of time, and this is people who filled prescriptions for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which means the aspirins, the advils, naproxen, the acetaminophens does not get outside of this group. >> so the aspirin-type product did reduce the risk of certain kinds of skin cancers. do we know why? >> well, it's a pretty cool sort of enzymeateic reaction. it's very complex. but
meanwhile, the romney campaign is accusing the president of being hostile toward job creating. ann, the summer campaign is just getting under way. >> exactly, peter alexander. thank you so much. once again here's matt. >> all right, ann, thank you. >>> there is more good news for people who take aspirin on a regular basis. a study in today's journal "cancer" finds that the painkiller reduces the risk for common types of skin cancer. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's...